house door en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English hous-dore, equivalent to house + door. Cognate Saterland Frisian Huusdoore (“housedoor”), West Frisian hûsdoar (“housedoor”), Dutch huisdeur (“housedoor”), German Low German Huusdöör (“housedoor”), German Haustür (“housedoor”), Swedish husdörr (“housedoor”), Icelandic húsdyr (“housedoor”). Compare also German Haustor (“house gate, house door”).
Meanings
- A door to a house; a house's door.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| housedoor | alternative | lexicographic | |
| house-door | alternative | lexicographic | |
| house doors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |